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Partner stories from the road, plus program updates, news, and press releases from Get Outside Bus.

Partner Stories

Outdoor Afro participants gathered in front of the Get Outside Bus in the snow

Leader Led | Midwest

Many Chapters, Common Stories

Volunteer leaders from Outdoor Afro across the Midwest run backpacking and camping programs with Get Outside Bus, and every year
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Participants on the Camp Kindred program

Basecamp | Milwaukee

Camp Kindred

A summer of camp-style programming out of a bus helped this Milwaukee non-profit address segregation.
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Lewis & Clark camp participants hiking single file beneath a mossy rock overhang

Residential | Oregon

College Camp

Faculty used our resources to run their own camps, bolstering enrollment while helping students explore careers.
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Participants on the Future Foresters program at Pigeon River

Expedition Style | Detroit

Future Foresters

Detroit High Schools introduced students to forestry careers through a week long intensive.
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Participants on the Camp + Campus program

Road Trip | Milwaukee

Camp + Campus

A week-long college road trip for these Milwaukee youth empowered them to explore colleges of all kinds.
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News

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Getting to the Good Place – Isle Royale For All | Part 1

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A ticket to the outdoors: How one bus is getting Milwaukee kids out into nature

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Lewis & Clark camp group gathered at an overlook at dusk

News

The Big Red Bus Drives Outdoor Exploration

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7 winter wilderness guidelines from our Minnesota leader

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Detroiters try ice climbing at Pictured Rocks during Michigan Ice Fest

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Detroit families venture to Upper Peninsula, connect to nature

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In Michigan, making the outdoors more accessible to people of color

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Press Releases

Educators and community leaders at a Get Outside Bus training in Michigan, May 2026

Press Release

Get Outside Bus Receives $1,000 Grant from the Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education

MILWAUKEE, WI – September 29, 2026 Get Outside Bus has been awarded a $1,000 Environmental Education Grant from the Michigan

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Participants in the Outdoor Inclusive Leadership Certification, a week-long course run by Get Outside Bus

Press Release

Get Outside Bus Awarded AEE Dr. Nina Roberts Social Justice Micro-Grant

MILWAUKEE, WI – September 29, 2026 Get Outside Bus has been awarded a $300 AEE Dr. Nina Roberts Social Justice

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Three Get Outside Bus vehicles parked together

Press Release

Next 100 Coalition Awards Get Outside Bus $48,000 for a Second Bus

MILWAUKEE, WI – September 9, 2024 The Next 100 Coalition has awarded Get Outside Bus a $48,000 grant through the

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Escuela Verde students on a Choose Your Own Adventure wilderness leadership program

Press Release

National Recreation Foundation Awards Get Outside Bus $24,000 for Choose Your Own Adventure

MILWAUKEE, WI – December 8, 2023 The National Recreation Foundation has awarded Get Outside Bus a $24,000 grant to run

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Outdoor Afro participants around a picnic table at Indiana Dunes, holding the Outdoor Afro banner

Press Release

Challenge Cost Share Grant Brings Four Detroit Partner Programs to Indiana Dunes National Park

MILWAUKEE, WI – October 12, 2022 A National Park Service Challenge Cost Share grant awarded to Get Outside Bus, then

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A Get Outside Bus program at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Press Release

Challenge Cost Share Grant Funds Five Pictured Rocks Programs for 99 Detroit-Area Participants

MILWAUKEE, WI – March 15, 2022 A National Park Service Challenge Cost Share grant awarded to Get Outside Bus, then

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Participants ice climbing at Pictured Rocks during Michigan Ice Fest

Press Release

North Country Trail Association JEDI Mini-Grant Supports Five-Day Upper Peninsula Program

MILWAUKEE, WI – February 16, 2022 A $1,000 JEDI Mini-Grant from the North Country Trail Association helped fund a five-day

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